Over the past few days RopeofSilicon visitors have voted for who they believe will win at the Oscars tonight and the polls have been closed and it looks like Slumdog Millionaire remains the big front-runner taking Best Picture, Director, Adapted Screenplay, Film Editing, Cinematography, Original Score and Original Song for “Jai Ho”.
For the hotly contested categories Rope users pick Mickey Rourke to top Sean Penn and Kate Winslet to edge out the field for Best Actress. The other big question mark is in the Best Supporting Actress category and Rope users have gone with category favorite with Penelope Cruz taking 49.0% of the vote with Viola Davis and Amy Adams coming in second and third respectively.
Locks for wins appear to be Heath Ledger in Supporting Actor taking 88.0% of the vote, WALL•E takes 92.0% of the vote for Animated Feature and Man on Wire is the clear favorite for Best Documentary with 86.0% of the vote.
Check out the complete list of winner predictions and click here for the comprehensive results.
Best Picture: Slumdog Millionaire
Best Actor: Mickey Rourke (The Wrestler)
Best Actress: Kate Winslet (The Reader)
Best Supporting Actor: Heath Ledger (The Dark Knight)
Best Supporting Actress: Penelope Cruz (Vicky Cristina Barcelona)
Best Director: Danny Boyle (Slumdog Millionaire)
Best Adapted Screenplay: Simon Beaufoy (Slumdog Millionaire)
Best Original Screenplay: Dustin Lance Black (Milk)
Best Film Editing: Slumdog Millionaire
Best Cinematography: Slumdog Millionaire
Best Art Direction: The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Best Costume Design: The Duchess
Best Makeup: The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Best Original Score: Slumdog Millionaire
Best Original Song: “Jai Ho” from Slumdog Millionaire
Best Sound Editing: WALL•E
Best Sound Mixing: The Dark Knight
Best Visual Effects: The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Best Animated Film: WALL•E
Best Documentary: Man on Wire
Best Foreign Language Film: Waltz with Bashir
